chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
number two; mistress; concubine
substitute article; back-up
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to help each other; to cooperate
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to call again; to call someone back
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to settle a matter; to get even with someone